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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

However, Spooner Middle School — located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin – is finding success by getting students away from their screens and taking them outdoors for fresh air and exercise. Half the students went out for daily exercise (such as biking), while a control group received traditional computer-based interventions.

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SuperSafe Floor Hockey: A Unique and Safe Way to Teach Hockey in PE

Gopher Sport

Solo Skill Practice Stickhandling Drills : Have students practice weaving the puck or ball through cones (or any other obstacles) to improve their hand-eye coordination and stickhandling skills. This encourages students to work on their coordination and stick-handling skills in a fun and engaging way.

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Thoughts on youth sport rentention, coaching and coach development

Learning Through Sport

It is also consistent across the studies that we have conducted that all involved in coach development consider the voluntary nature of junior and youth community coaching is an impediment to the quality of coaching and possibility limits the value of in-situ coach development by a role such as Coach Coordinator/Coach Developer. Agnew, D., &

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THMS Youth Leader Shares Team-Building and Leadership Tips

Teen Health Mississippi

When it comes to fostering leadership and team building among young advocates, few people understand the process better than Iesha Hayes, Youth Advocacy and Engagement Coordinator at THMS. By incorporating communication exercises, Iesha ensured that participants were well-prepared to advocate for their communities with confidence and clarity.

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2024 Arizona Family Day

Arizona Health and Physical Education

The focus is on age-appropriate exercises such as bodyweight movements, light resistance training, and core stability work. These exercises improve strength, coordination, and help prevent injuries. Students also learn proper form and the importance of regular physical activity for overall health.

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Educator: Lara Cox is Queen Creek Hometown Hero for November

Arizona Health and Physical Education

The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. I earned my National Board Certification in 2021, I was a TAP mentor teacher, and I’ve been a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports) coordinator in three districts.

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Gobak Sodor: Traditional Game of Indonesia

Montessori Physical Education

Watching the coordinated movements of the offense and defense made me think that this game would have been an excellent training tool for the military. If the game had been indeed invented around the time of the Majapahit Kingdom, it would have made sense that it had started as a military exercise because this was a time of conflict.